Spheros Environmental

What Spheros Environmental does

Spheros Environmental is a privately held environmental consulting firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado, founded in 2021. The company provides professional consulting services across seven integrated practice areas—Water Resources, Air Quality, Climate & Sustainability, Digital Solutions & Systems, Ecology & Natural Resources, Impact Assessment & Permitting, and Litigation Support—serving seven end markets: Power, Water, Oil & Gas, Mining, Industrial & Data Centers, Transportation, and Government. Its core capability is regulatory-driven environmental science, with particular depth in NEPA and CEQA planning, permitting, ecological assessment, and air and water quality analysis for complex infrastructure and development projects.

The firm's platform is built almost entirely through acquisitions: nine deals between 2021 and 2026, including Sonoma Tech (2021), LRE Water and HGL (2023), Timberline (2024), EcoAnalysts, Northwater, Four Peaks (2025-08), Ironwood (2025-11), and KP Environmental (2026-04). These acquired entities operate as retained brands under wholly-owned subsidiary structures, collectively providing geographic reach across California, the Western US, Pacific Northwest, and Midwest. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with enterprise and government clients; pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales supported by thought-leadership content marketing, LinkedIn presence, and webinars on emerging regulatory topics such as California Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 and SB 261).

Name

Spheros Environmental

Legal name

Spheros Environmental

Website

https://spherosenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spheros Environmental is a Denver-based, privately held environmental consulting firm founded in 2021, providing integrated scientific and regulatory services across air quality, water, ecology, climate, permitting, and digital solutions to enterprise and government clients in power, water, oil & gas, mining, industrial, transportation, and government sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Water resources management
• Air quality assessment
• Ecological assessment
• Regulatory permitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including environmental planning, impact analysis, permitting, ecological assessment, and regulatory compliance for infrastructure and development projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spheros Environmental is an integrated environmental consulting firm that delivers scientific expertise and practical judgment across air quality, water resources, ecology, climate and sustainability, impact assessment and permitting, litigation support, and digital solutions. Its services are organized into seven practices and applied to seven markets including power, water, oil & gas, mining, industrial and data centers, transportation, and government, helping clients navigate NEPA/CEQA planning, environmental permitting, ecological assessment, and regulatory compliance for complex infrastructure and development projects.

Product overview

Spheros Environmental is an integrated environmental consulting firm offering a unified platform of scientific expertise and practical judgment across seven core practices: Water Resources, Air Quality, Climate & Sustainability, Digital Solutions & Systems, Ecology & Natural Resources, Impact Assessment & Permitting, and Litigation Support. These practices serve seven key markets: Power, Water, Oil & Gas, Mining, Industrial & Data Centers, Transportation, and Government. The company has grown through nine strategic acquisitions (Sonoma Tech in 2021, LRE Water and HGL in 2023, Timberline in 2024, EcoAnalysts, Northwater, Four Peaks, and Ironwood in 2025, and KP Environmental in 2026), building a scientifically grounded organization that provides integrated environmental consulting as a single partner for complex infrastructure and development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Resources Environmental consulting services for water resource management, water supply planning, water quality assessment, and water-sector litigation support for utilities, infrastructure developers, and natural resource projects.
• Air Quality Air quality assessment and monitoring services supporting regulatory compliance and environmental impact analysis for industrial, power, infrastructure, and development projects.
• Climate & Sustainability Climate and sustainability consulting services, including California Climate Disclosure Law compliance (SB 253 and SB 261), sustainability planning, and climate-related disclosure strategy for enterprises subject to state and federal climate regulation.
• Digital Solutions & Systems Environmental data management and digital solutions for collecting, organizing, and analyzing environmental information across infrastructure, resource, and permitting projects.
• Ecology & Natural Resources Ecological assessment and natural resource management services, including habitat mitigation, wildlife assessments, and baseline ecological studies for infrastructure, energy, and development projects.
• Impact Assessment & Permitting Environmental impact analysis and regulatory permitting services, including NEPA and CEQA planning, for complex infrastructure and development projects across regulated industries.
• Litigation Support Expert witness and litigation support services for environmental legal proceedings and regulatory disputes, including technical testimony, data analysis, and scientific review.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GSI Environmental IncminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 April 2026Environmental contractor engaged by Freeman Gold Corp for Lemhi Gold Project baseline studies alongside Spheros Environmental and other consulting firms
• Catena Consulting, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 April 2026Environmental contractor engaged by Freeman Gold Corp for Lemhi Gold Project baseline studies alongside Spheros Environmental and other consulting firms
• ARH Archaeology and Architectural History, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 April 2026Archaeological and cultural resource contractor engaged by Freeman Gold Corp for Lemhi Gold Project alongside Spheros Environmental

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep expertise in water, air quality, ecology, and permitting. Its end-to-end environmental services portfolio directly mirrors Spheros' seven-practice platform and similar vertical exposure to water, energy, and government clients.
• ICF International: ICF provides environmental and climate consulting services to federal, energy, and infrastructure clients, with strong capabilities in air quality, climate, and regulatory compliance. Its service mix and client verticals align closely with Spheros' Government, Energy, and Climate & Sustainability practices.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy serving energy, mining, and infrastructure clients. Its integrated environmental advisory model is highly comparable to Spheros' seven-practice platform and vertical exposure.
• Montrose Environmental: Montrose Environmental is a publicly traded environmental services firm offering air quality, water, and environmental advisory services. It is a similarly mid-sized, multi-practice environmental platform competing with Spheros across comparable client verticals.
• SLR Consulting: SLR Consulting provides environmental, advisory, and engineering services to energy, mining, infrastructure, and industrial clients. Its full-service environmental practice directly parallels Spheros' integrated offerings and acquisition-driven growth strategy.
• GHD: GHD is a global employee-owned engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with strong practices in water, air, ecology, and permitting. Its integrated environmental consulting model is highly comparable to Spheros' multi-discipline platform.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial environmental services practice covering air, water, ecology, and NEPA/CEQA permitting. It is a much larger incumbent that competes with Spheros for major environmental planning and impact assessment assignments in transportation, water, and government.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs provides environmental consulting, water resources, and permitting services within its broader engineering portfolio, directly overlapping with Spheros' Water Resources, Air Quality, and Impact Assessment practices. As a large diversified firm, it competes with Spheros on multi-disciplinary environmental engagements.
• Arcadis: Arcadis offers environmental, water, and climate advisory services alongside its broader design and engineering business, comparable to Spheros' integrated environmental consulting platform. Its practice areas (water resources, climate, permitting) directly overlap with Spheros' offerings.
• Stantec: Stantec is a multi-disciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy serving water, energy, infrastructure, and mining clients. Its environmental services portfolio overlaps with Spheros' Water Resources, Ecology, and Impact Assessment practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spheros-environmental

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A5 records

Investments

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